Search

Tom Ford succinctly summed up the season when he explained the difference between his Gucci woman and his Yves Saint Laurent lady. "While the Gucci woman is blatant and up-front […]

Style-setters have a passion for Italian fashion. Is it love, lust, or just plain obsession? Take a stroll down Madison Avenue, lunch at the ivy in L.A., or linger at [...]

Is there such a thing as age-specific clothing anymore? Navigating the rocky road of dress etiquette is no longer as difficult as it used to be. Sure, miniskirts are better […]

For more than a century, it was assumed that plural societies were unconducive to democratic government and assimilation a necessity. The end of the Cold War reopened the question of self‐determination and the concomitant issue of minority rights not only in Europe but also worldwide. As a result, minority rights and multiculturalism are emerging as the consensus position on democracy in plural societies. But it would be inaccurate and potentially unwise to regard this pluralist perspective as a universal remedy for the problems of diversity. Instead, the history of academic debate and public policy in this area as surveyed here is testimony to the fact that there can be no categorical imperatives when addressing problems of democratic governance in plural societies; both academics and policy‐makers would do well to remember that crucial fact.

Introduces several designs of dresses for women as of August 2002.

. The 1990s debate on minority rights clearly indicates that minority issues are among the most controversial subjects of international relations. Questions concerning national minorities gained new prominence in international relations, especially in East Central Europe, following the end of the Cold War. Between 1990 and 1995 the formulation of international standards regulating state conduct towards national minorities was a priority for European organisations. This standard setting episode raises several important questions. Why did national minorities reappear on the international agenda after 1989? How were they responded to? Why did state sovereignty continue to take precedence over minority rights?

The poem "DO YOU REMEMBER EVEN IN THE DARK" by Jennifer Jackson Berry, is presented. First Line: do you remember the first time i took you to that bar; Last Line: neglected & unloved even in the dark.

The poem "PERCH" by Jennifer Jackson Berry is presented. First Line: They die from swallowing the hook- Last Line: from a lover’s mouth, open and waiting.

The poem "I LOST OUR BABY" by Jennifer Jackson Berry is presented. First Line: I lost our baby in between the couch cushions, Last Line: & the thread snapped.